West Australian Senator Joe Bullock quits Parliament over Labor support for gay marriage

Last updated 00:14, March 2 2016

AARON BUNCH

West Australian Senator Joe Bullock has quit Parliament, saying he can't support "homosexual marriage".

West Australian Senator Joe Bullock has announced he is retiring from politics, citing an inability to support the Labor Party's position requiring MPs to vote in favour of same-sex marriage.

Calling it "homosexual marriage," the 61-year-old right-wing Senator told Parliament on Tuesday night that he was "morally obliged" to quit, just two years after entering Parliament because he could not agree with the party's decision to impose a binding vote on MPs.

He said his decision to retire began when he was asked how he could support the Labor Party given his view on same sex marriage.